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Avisail Garcia Placed On DL With Strained Thumb Ligament

By Steve Adams | July 26, 2017 at 4:22pm CDT

White Sox outfielder Avisail Garcia has been diagnosed with a strained ligament in his thumb and will be placed on the DL, per a team announcement. Garcia will miss approximately two weeks with the injury, tweets MLB.com’s Scott Merkin. CSN Chciago’s Chuck Garfien tweets that Garcia will undergo an MRI for further evaluation. A corresponding move has not yet been announced.

[Related: Updated Chicago White Sox depth chart]

While Garcia hasn’t been among the most discussed White Sox trade candidates, it certainly stands to reason that the Chicago front office would’ve listened to offers on the 26-year-old. He’s controlled only through the 2019 season and has enjoyed the most productive season of his career at the plate. Through 363 plate appearances, Garcia is hitting .303/.347/.485 with 13 home runs, 17 doubles and three triples. He’s also turned in slightly above-average marks in right field, per Defensive Runs Saved and Ultimate Zone Rating, for the second straight season. The injury makes a move involving Garcia considerably less likely, however.

Much of Garcia’s 2017 production looks attributable to a career-high BABIP that has begun to come back to earth in recent weeks, though he’s improved his strikeout rate to a career-best 21.5 percent and has substantially increased his overall contact rate at the plate as well. He’s also sporting a career-best homer-to-flyball ratio (19.7 percent) and has seen a corresponding uptick in isolated power (.182).

With both Avisail and Leury Garcia on the shelf, the White Sox could give waiver pickup Alen Hanson more looks in right field. The team also has Willy Garcia as an option in Triple-A. Outfield prospect Ryan Cordell, acquired in the trade that sent Anthony Swarzak to the Brewers, would likely be an option were it not for the fact that he’s been on the minor league disabled list since late June. White Sox GM Rick Hahn elaborated on Cordell’s back injury, telling reporters that it’ll probably take another few weeks to resolve and suggesting that Cordell could be sidelined until the instructional league in September (Twitter link via the Daily Herald’s Scot Gregor).

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  1. a1544

    4 years ago

    I guess I’ll play doctor here and ask is it possible to strain a ligament? Thought you could only strain a muscle or tendon

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    • Steve Adams

      4 years ago

      I checked multiple times to make sure I wasn’t crazy, ha, but that is the wording that the White Sox used, so I went with that.

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    • Jon_Snow

      4 years ago

      I know nothing, but I don’t see why you couldn’t strain a ligament.

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      • TwinsHomer

        4 years ago

        You know nothing, Jon Snow.

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    • Joe Kerr

      4 years ago

      Yes you can. It’s basically a lesser degree of a sprain. He basically stretched it too far with only micro tearing. Not a serious injury if it is properly diagnosed and cared for. It will probably be a little sore for him for 7-10 days and then just make sure it is stable before using it again to make sure it doesn’t re-injure and/or make it worse.

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  2. Strauss

    4 years ago

    This rates up there with a sore eye brow. He’s soft and over rated.

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    • radiohead801

      4 years ago

      Thanks Dr. Stupid!

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    • eze01

      4 years ago

      Didn’t know you swung a bat with your eyebrow. Thanks for enlightening us.

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    • Just Another Fan

      4 years ago

      Your the biggest clown to ever comment on this website.

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  3. leprechaun

    4 years ago

    Plus one less bat that has been solid helps getting that first pick. This team might not win 15-20 more games

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  4. sss847

    4 years ago

    i know hes not an outfielder but call up reynaldo lopez for the love of god.

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  5. kylewait89

    4 years ago

    Shocker. A team with the most moveable assets fudged it up and now won’t be able to move him. He is the best he will ever be this year. Poor move by Chicago.

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    • pdubs2907

      4 years ago

      Really? They’ve done a great job of moving their assets. Avisail probably wasn’t going anywhere anyway.

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    • LADreamin

      4 years ago

      There’s a good chance he keeps up his pace through the season. They can market him at the Winter Meetings to 29 other teams vs the few that are buying Corner OFs at the deadline. It’s anything but dumb. Didn’t you see what JDM brought back for Detroit? There’s no demand right now.

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      • hyraxwithaflamethrower

        4 years ago

        JDM is a rental, whereas Garcia is controlled through 2019. Still, JDM is clearly the better hitter and you’re right, there’s very little market for anyone except pitchers, it seems.

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    • EverlastingDave

      4 years ago

      They missed out on whatever any other team would have given them for 2+ years of Avisail Garcia. That isn’t that much.

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    • HelloItsMe

      4 years ago

      White Sox weren’t going to get the value they wanted for Avi anyway since this is an outlier season for him. But I’m sure they aren’t too concerned since they’ve already moved most of their valuable pieces en route to arguably the #1 farm in MLB.

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  6. fatelfunnel

    4 years ago

    There is no market for outfielders. Did you see what Arizona gave up for Martinez?

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    • kylewait89

      4 years ago

      3 months of Martinez.

      The return on Garcia hitting .300+ with controllable years matters. Trade Kershaw for 3 months. The return is less than say the next best guy for two years and the remaining months on the season.

      Using a FA this fall is a poor comparison. It’s not that their isn’t a market. Teams don’t give up major assets for 3 months of a player.

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      • hyraxwithaflamethrower

        4 years ago

        There isn’t a market. Also, you missed what the Cubs gave up for a few months of Chapman (same would happen to get three months of Kershaw). Agree with the rest of what you said, though.

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  7. leprechaun

    4 years ago

    No market for outfielders this year so injury had no affect

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  8. citizen

    4 years ago

    somebody must have told garcia that this is a walk or trade year. this bum was actually playing decent for once in a 6 year career.

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  9. chesteraarthur

    4 years ago

    How did he do this?

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  10. DetroitDave84

    4 years ago

    Garcia is more likely to be traded at the deadline next year.

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  11. Priggs89

    4 years ago

    Looks like Cordell might get a look sooner than everyone thought.

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    • hitless1

      4 years ago

      Cordell is in the DL. May be ready in September

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  12. bts76

    4 years ago

    What was the move ? Play with 23 ?

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